Reviews of Hotel Modular Express Calama
Vargas 2408, 1390989 Calama, Chile
#8 of 14 hotels in Calama
Guests' ChoiceReview Score
Based on 31 hotel reviews
7.7Score breakdown
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Cleanliness
8.4
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Comfort
8.2
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Location
7.1
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Facilities
8.0
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Staff
8.4
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Value for money
7.7
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Free WiFi
7.3
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Reviewed: April 25, 2024
Hw
Singapore1 review9.0“Nice hotel”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
We checked in at 1pm and the receptionist tell us check in time is 3pm even though rooms were available, is there a need for this?
Nice hotel for a night stay at the mining town, breakfast is good , they even encourage you to take away.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: October 24, 2023
Kym
Sweden28 Reviews3 helpful votes7.0“Pleasant enough inside.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Locations wasn’t the best and rooms are small.
Clean and comfortable
Stayed in October 2023
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Reviewed: April 1, 2023
Jiří
Czech Republic29 Reviews1 helpful vote8.0“We spent there only one day, but in general, everything was ok.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Sometimes cold water, bad WiFi connection in the room
Great staff, clean room, safe area
Stayed in March 2023
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Reviewed: March 24, 2023
Stewb999
United Kingdom83 Reviews5 helpful votes8.0“Nice hotel - used extensively by the mine workers - not really a tourist location”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Calama! This city is basically there for the copper mines. It's a good connecting airport for Chile but for tourists / travellers it is not a place I would recommend. The city itself is filthy with rubbish stacked up on the streets and packs of street dogs roaming the place scavaging for food. There are hundred's if not thousands of red pickup trucks used by the minners and the night life is what you might expect from a location where you have thousands of miners living and working away from home for months at a time! Hop through here and head for San Pedro de Atacama - that town is fantastic :)
The Hotel was clean & comfortable. No issuses with room, bed, shower, breakfast, lifts, communial area, etc. Good secure car park. Wifi was OK. If I was in Calama again I would have no issues with staying here again.
Stayed in February 2023
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Reviewed: March 18, 2023
Stewb999
United Kingdom83 Reviews5 helpful votes7.0“Nice hotel for mine workers - not great location for tourists”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Calama is not a tourist location - unlikely that I would re-visit this place. It is a minning town and pretty much all the guests at the hotel were mine workers. Packs of dogs roam the streets and the place is filthy with piled up litter and poverty everywhere. At the time of our visit there was major road construction work along with mining activity everywhere. Nothing of interest to see.
This hotel was convenient for visiting Calama. It was clean and comfortable and had nice facilities and a good breakfast. Good shower in room and good air conditioning. Staff were helpful.
Stayed in February 2023
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Reviewed: November 3, 2022
Jamie
United Kingdom39 Reviews4 helpful votes8.0“Exceptionally helpful front desk staff, very clean”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Exceptionally friendly and helpful front desk staff. Super clean and quiet. Good location to bus stations
Stayed in November 2022
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Reviewed: September 24, 2022
Rebecca
United Kingdom15 Reviews1 helpful vote8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Comfortable bed. Good breakfast. Helpful staff.
Stayed in September 2022
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Reviewed: April 7, 2022
Diego
Finland15 Reviews8.0Very Good- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- Sounds from other rooms could be heard. - Room temperature was low (regulator did not work)
- Cleanliness of the room - Comfortable bed - Friendliness of the staff - Good breakfast
Stayed in April 2022
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Reviewed: December 17, 2021
Alic12345
Italy1 review9.0“Lovely place and staff”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Unfortunately the wifi didn't work.
Really nice hotel and the staff was amazing too. We arrived around dinner time and had to leave at 10 am the day after. We usually have problems in Chile finding food since we're vegetarian and I'm also allergic to eggs but here they prepared us a really nice vegan dinner in a matter of 20 minutes and brought it to the room, and the next day we also got a vegetarian breakfast that was amazing. We also used their super quick laundry service and transfer to the airport. Really happy with this place!
Stayed in December 2021
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Reviewed: November 9, 2023
Jorge
Chile4 Reviews1.0“mala recepcion , no habian habitaciones limpias , no pude hospedarme.”- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
mala recepcion , no habian habitaciones limpias , no pude hospedarme.
mala recepcion , no habian habitaciones limpias , no pude hospedarme.
Stayed in November 2023
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Reviewed: April 28, 2023
Agnezky
Finland51 Reviews1 helpful vote10“Short visit in Calama”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Maybe shower would have more power. 🚿
Nice & clean little room with good location. Lazy holiday breakfast, no hurry. 🛌☕
Stayed in April 2023
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Reviewed: January 8, 2023
Mikhail
Netherlands72 Reviews11 helpful votes10“great stay before and after san pedro”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
very good value, good breakfast, good stuff
Stayed in January 2023
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Reviewed: January 8, 2023
Mikhail
Netherlands72 Reviews11 helpful votes10“excellent value”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
comfortable bed
Stayed in January 2023
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Reviewed: October 4, 2022
Matt
United Kingdom10 Reviews3 helpful votes3.0“Watch out for extra charges!”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
This was our first hotel in Chile and the staff member who checked us in did not warn us that by paying in pesos we would be charged an extra 19%. If we’d had a choice we would have paid in US Dollars on credit card. Once we raised the issue, it took over 3 hours to get an answer from the manager, who did agree to allow us to eat free of charge in the restaurant but could not refund the money during our stay. Overall the hotel and the restaurant are not good value for money!
The rooms are comfy but very small. Once we got to speak to the manager she was polite and tried to help.
Stayed in September 2022
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Reviewed: September 27, 2022
Ramon
Spain2 Reviews2 helpful votes1.0Very Poor- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Tiny room for the price. Hobbits would find the bathroom too small. Front desk service was terrible. Breakfast was underwhelming. They charged me taxes despite being a tourist and presenting my PDI card. Very sketchy location during the night.
Stayed in September 2022
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Reviewed: September 15, 2022
Stefanie
Paraguay29 Reviews3 helpful votes6.0“First they gave us a room with two single beds instead a queen bed as booked. This took some time to resolve but eventua”- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The wifi was slow and there was no air vents. Therefore we had to open the window and put up with the street noise all night long!
The rooms where clean and the hot shower was working very well!
Stayed in September 2022
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Reviewed: December 8, 2023
Richard
New Zealand17 Reviews8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in December 2023
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Reviewed: August 4, 2023
Luc
Canada16 Reviews1 helpful vote7.0Good- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 6 nights
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in May 2023
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Reviewed: March 11, 2023
Yuval
Israel39 Reviews8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in March 2023
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Reviewed: September 22, 2022
Diego
Finland15 Reviews9.0Wonderful- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in September 2022
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Reviewed: June 30, 2022
Diego
Finland15 Reviews8.0Very Good- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in April 2022
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Reviewed: March 7, 2024
Gonzalo
Argentina16 Reviews6.0Pleasant- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: March 15, 2023
Kristi
Canada8 Reviews1 helpful vote10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in March 2023
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Reviewed: January 9, 2023
Maria
Sweden1 review10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in January 2023
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